Professional learning built for your school
Schools are under pressure to lift outcomes and demonstrate evidence of impact. We believe the evidence is clear and that the power to act on it belongs to your teachers. EEA designs professional learning that connects the best of educational research to the specific people, context, and students in your school.
Our team has worked across state, Catholic, and independent sectors, designing and delivering professional learning at scale across Victoria. That system-wide experience means we understand the pressures your school is navigating, and we know what genuinely shifts practice.
50 +
Years of combined teaching and leadership experience across Victorian schools
All sectors
Government, Catholic and independent schools — primary and secondary
On site
Every program delivered at your school, shaped around your context
Programs for every stage of the improvement journey
A progressive professional learning program built around a clear arc: know your current state, build toward the desired state, and design a pathway that belongs to your school. Delivered on-site, co-designed with you, and responsive to your context.
The Developing Excellence Series
Teacher identity
High-impact teaching
Signature pedagogies
Teacher inquiry
Targeted programs for specific areas of practice
Our specialist programs go deeper into the areas your school is focused on, each grounded in strong evidence and designed to connect to, not sit apart from, your broader improvement work.
Professional Learning
WHO WE ARE
Education Excellence Australia was established by Jemma, Sam and Brendan following two years working together as an Expert Teachers in Residence at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership delivering the Teaching Excellence Program and designing and leading professional learning across the state.
With deep roots in Victorian schools and the broader system, we've held leadership roles, designed curriculum, conducted research, and spent years working alongside teachers across every sector and level. We approach this work as practitioners, not consultants.
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Brendan has over ten years experience working in Catholic secondary schools and has held various senior and middle leadership roles in curriculum and student leadership development. Brendan has completed a Doctor of Education at the University of Melbourne, focusing on the contextual applicability of feedback and metacognition, in addition to a Masters of Education (Educational Management), Masters of Teaching and Bachelor of Science.
Brendan has also worked as both a lecturer and tutor at the University of Melbourne, within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and has led the facilitation of professional development workshops for teachers across the state, including the facilitation of programs for the Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools. Brendan has presented at National and International Conferences in the areas of STEM and Generative Artificial Intelligence.
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Jemma brings deep experience and expertise in school improvement and capability building, having held both school-based and system-level roles focused on driving sustained improvement. She has supported teachers and middle leaders across Victoria to refine their practice, deepen their instructional knowledge, and build their capacity to lead improvements that positively impact student learning.
With over 16 years in schools, Jemma fosters a strong commitment to lifelong learning and is currently pursuing a Master of Instructional Leadership at the University of Melbourne. Her reputation as a highly capable Primary English teacher was solidified through her appointment as an Expert Teacher in Residence at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership.
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Sam has over 30 years of teaching experience in the government and independent sector, holding leadership roles in curriculum design and student management. Most recently, he was Expert Teacher in Residence for The Arts at the Victorian Academy of Teaching & Leadership. He has held numerous roles for the VCAA.
Sam has been invited to present workshops locally and internationally and written award winning study guides and related materials for organisations including Arts Centre Melbourne, Drama Victoria, VCAA, VATE and Opera Australia.
He started the Theatre Studies Network in 2013 to encourage new and experienced teachers to share and celebrate professional knowledge, experiences, ideas and resources, with links to industry and academia.